Primary Forest — Area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Primary Forest — Area was 14,502 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Southern Asia stood at 14,502 1000 ha.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Southern Asia peaked at 15,072 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14,087 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Southern Asia 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,348 1000 ha | 14,087 1000 ha | 14,608 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,791 1000 ha | 14,666 1000 ha | 14,916 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,913 1000 ha | 14,590 1000 ha | 15,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,486 1000 ha | 14,470 1000 ha | 14,502 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 4.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 10.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 14.43 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 2.88 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 5.16 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Southern Asia?
- Primary forest — area in Southern Asia was 14,502 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,072 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,087 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for primary forest — area?
- Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.